Heman
Heman is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Heman Allen (1779–1852), U.S. Representative from Colchester, Vermont Heman Allen (1777–1844), U.S. Representative from Milton, Vermont Heman Bekele, Ethiopian American inventor and scientific researcher Heman Dass, Pakistani politician Heman L.
Meaning & Origin of Heman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Heman is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:Heman Allen (1779–1852), U.S. Representative from Colchester, Vermont Heman Allen (1777–1844), U.S. Representative from Milton, Vermont Heman Bekele, Ethiopian American inventor and scientific researcher Heman Dass, Pakistani politician Heman L.
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The Story of Heman
Heman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1911, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 9 Hemans were born — ranking #2,904 that year. As of 2026, Heman ranks #12,135 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Hemans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Heman
Heman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Heman's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #2,904. Use the chart and map above to compare Heman's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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